Vitamin D Drops for EBF infants?

Just curious if any of the EBF moms are supplementing with vitamin D drops? My pediatrician briefly mentioned them however Ive done no research on the benefits/ downfalls of doing so as of yet... Anyone?

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Used them starting at 3 months with DS. DD is having trouble with allergies so we are not starting anything other than BM til 6 months. My SIL did tons of research and still gives her 3 and 5 year old vitamin D drops.

I was told to use them. I found out though that if you get at least 5,000iu yourself then LO will be getting enough. So I take a supplement instead. LO hated the drops. I tried them and they are discusting.

Yes we were told to give it starting from day 1. They don't get much vitamin D from breastmilk and since it is winter, they're not getting much from the sun, either. And Vitamin D plays an important role in bone and tooth development. I would look into it if I were you, I think it's pretty imortant.

We decided to do it because pedi recommended it, saying it used to only be for EBF babies but is now recommended for all babies. Also because it is winter. LO gets almost no sunlight- even our windows are covered to keep the cold out.